| Ten Mile Day: And the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad Contributor(s): Fraser, Mary Ann (Author) |
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ISBN: 0805047034 ISBN-13: 9780805047035 Publisher: Square Fish OUR PRICE: $9.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1996 Annotation: An inclusive, multicultural portrait of a thrilling day in the completion of America's first transcontinental railroad. "In her well-researched text, Fraser incorporates fascinating detail . . . while honestly addressing the prejudice faced by Chinese laborers".--Kirkus. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation - Railroads & Trains |
| Dewey: 385.097 |
| LCCN: 92003007 |
| Lexile Measure: 1060 |
| Physical Information: 0.13" H x 3.73" W x 10.14" (0.34 lbs) 40 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 9521 Reading Level: 6.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On May 10, 1869, the final spike in North America's first transcontinental railroad was driven home at Promontory Summit, Utah. Illustrated with the author's carefully researched, evocative paintings, here is a great adventure story in the history of the American West--the day Charles Crocker staked $10,000 on the crews' ability to lay a world record ten miles of track in a single, Ten Mile Day. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fraser, Mary Ann: - Mary Ann Fraser has illustrated more than forty books for children, and is the author-illustrator of a growing list of popular middle-grade books that focus on U.S. history. Her In Search of the Grand Canyon was voted a Best Book of the Year by School Library Journal and Ten Mile Day was an American Bookseller Pick, of the Lists. A graduate of Exeter College of Art Design, she lives with her husband and three children in Simi Valley, California. |